Kāwelu
See also: kāwelu
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
kāwelu, an endemic Hawaiian grass.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kāwelu
- (Hawaiian mythology) A woman who committed suicide and was brought back from the underworld by her husband.
- a female given name from Hawaiian, formerly also given to men
References edit
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 394
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kawelu (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 18 women and 6 men.